Yes, I am running with the Leo Bodnar GPSDO and 9700 injection board. Looks like he sells them as a kit now (GPSDO, injection board, cable).. Easy installation that is reversible if so needed.

Years ago when I installed a DEMI 222 transverter with its crystal LO with heater, inside my FT897, the first time the FT897 fan turned on it introduced the most interesting fan induced modulation with that cooler air blowing over the crystal heater.

73, Jon

W0ZQ

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 01:54:10 PM CDT, Dave Fugleberg <[email protected]> wrote:

for those of you with an IC-9700...how stable to you find it to be? I'm seeing a lot of traces in the waterfall with significant drift (like 30-50 Hz) over the course of the 2 minute WSPR window on 70cm. Not nearly as pronounced on 2m. I have yet to copy anyone on 70cm - maybe that's why. Has anyone added that ref lock board from Leo Bodnar to their 9700?

On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM Chris Elmquist <[email protected]> wrote:

On Tuesday (06/10/2025 at 09:13AM -0500), Dave Fugleberg wrote:
> I left WSPR on 2m RX overnight - I've had a bunch of decodes on from K0RAE,
> N0JCF, and W0ZQ.
> Just switched it back to band-hopping between 2m and 70cm and enabled TX,
> so will monitor today and see what happens. Currently pointing slightly
> southwest from EN34iq (just south of Buck Hill in Lakeville).

Great! I'll turn band hopping back on then too. Have been just on 2m
since last evening.

Seeing lots of decodes today including W7WXR in Fargo... and I see I
was decoded there as well.

Also did some testing late yesterday with my buddy out in Chippewa Falls
(EN44ix) on 2m. He was Rx with a 3dBd vertical omni on his house roof
and an IC-746PRO with no preamp. I was Tx with just 25W and 12 elements
at 40'. So, his setup is an interesting example of a monitoring station.

Chris NØJCF

--
Chris Elmquist

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